Life, the universe, and motherhood according to me. I'm a feminist, a liberal, a Presbyterian, and mom to three amazing young children, one with Down syndrome. All that is reflected here, along with whatever I might be feeling at the moment (quite often, it will be exhaustion).

Friday, October 09, 2009

I began simply, with knit hats for a newborn and a one-year-old, both boys. There's some concern that one of the hats isn't "butch" enough for its recipient. (Not my judgment. I picked the yarn thinking it was fine.) Thoughts?

Many thanks to my pumpkin models. I will soon show my appreciation by making you into tasty bread.

Gift number three, well, wasn't quite as homemade as the others. But someday I'll be giving homemade books!

Currently in progress: a tiny teddy bear. Hopefully it will turn out slightly less creepy than my last attempt:

8 comments:

Can we not force the term "butch" onto a child small enough to fit into either of those hats??!! The goal of a hat is to keep a child's head warm, not to define how well they would do fighting against a zombie-toddler-attack.

signed,the dad who puts his daughter in hockey jerseys, and blue or orange or green or whatever-else-she-wants-to-be-in.

I too think that the term "butch" should not be used for these poor one-year old boys...In fact, the hats are both adorable.

As a sidenote, I almost yelled at the proprietor of a local yarn shop because she said to us, "Yes, I've been ordering a lot of 'man colors,' because men are knitting and well, women knit for the men is their life." I wanted to respond, "What the hell is a 'man color,' because I have been known to wear baby blue (am now), and plenty of men who are masculine enough wear pinks and pastels, so go shove it."

My thoughts exactly! And I'm very glad that two guys were the first to weigh in! (For the record, Paul wasn't worried about the butch factor, either. Though he did point out that if it was a concern, the pom pon I added at the end probably wasn't going to help matters.)

I can't imagine worrying about whether on not a baby boy is masculine enough. But who knows? If I ever have a boy I might be shocked to find myself seeking out cammo diapers.

Thanks for the compliments. Sometimes I wish I could actually knit, but then I realize that I'd be overwhelmed with too many potential projects. The number of things I can do on the looms I already own is more limited/manageable.

I agree! New hardcovers don't come free, though. Sadly! It's a real trick to create a handmade gift someone can really appreciate and use, in my opinion. But trying to do so isn't worth overlooking that which someone will really appreciate. And I know my mother-in-law will enjoy the book!

About Me

I used to work in publishing; now I stay home with my three young children. Late at night, when everyone else sleeps, I write.
The characters: daughter Ellie (13), daughter Ada (9), son Teddy (5), and husband Paul (39).